You must make an application even if your child already has a place in a nursery class, pre-school or children's centre. Read here about how apply for a school place. Information is also available from the Admissions Team on
0345 600 0981 or your local school.
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Suffolk County Council
Children, families and learning
- Schools
- Raising the Bar 2018-2020
- Childcare information and support for parents and providers
- SEND and the Local Offer
- Suffolk Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Hub
- Fostering and adoption
- Children's Health and Children's Centres
- Keeping children safe
- Children in care and care leavers
- Support for young carers in Suffolk
- Youth support and careers advice, work experience and activities
- Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
- The Parent Hub
- Children’s Trust Board
- Transition to adult care and support
- Healthy Suffolk website
Schools
- School places
- School term and holiday dates
- Find a school in Suffolk
- Home to school and college travel
- School meals, uniforms and trips
- School closures
- What is the Local Offer?
- Govern Suffolk
- Pupil attendance, penalty notices and welfare
- County Inclusion Support Service
- Academies, free schools and open competitions
- Paying for the cost of your child's learning
- Elective Home Education (EHE) - educating your child at home
- Suffolk County Music Service for schools
- Making a complaint about a school
- School Organisation Review
- Education and Learning Infrastructure Plan
School places
- Apply for a secondary school place for the 2018/2019 school year
- Apply for a primary school place for the 2018/2019 school year
- Move to a different school (in-year applications 2017/2018)
- When to apply for a school place
- School Admissions FAQs
- School catchment areas
- Choosing a school for a child with SEND
- Education Admission Appeals and Permanent Exclusion Reviews
- Apply for a school place for the 2019/2020 school year